I'll cautiously confess that for at least a year in college I considered 'Desire Develops an Edge' the greatest album ever made. My zeal has cooled since then (though I'm still a Kip stan), but that first Conjure record? That was my *introduction* to Taj Mahal down in Squaresville, TX.
I’d already been listening to the first Kip Hanrahan albums for a year or so when “Music For The Texts Of Ishmael Reed” came out. When I played it for a couple of close friends it really clicked with them in a way the Hanrahan albums hadn’t. I think it was a combination of the lyrics/texts and overall more funky/bluesy feel. I remember one boozy listening session where we kept playing “Dualism (1)” over and over and singing along.
The Kip Hanrahan and Conjure albums are still some of my all time favorite albums. But even more so I thank Kip for all the great musicians I first heard via American Clave.
Jes’ grew, just like the 1890s, it’s taking the country by storm…
Mumbo jumbo, baby. Good memories.
So happy to know someone else I know has heard these
I'll cautiously confess that for at least a year in college I considered 'Desire Develops an Edge' the greatest album ever made. My zeal has cooled since then (though I'm still a Kip stan), but that first Conjure record? That was my *introduction* to Taj Mahal down in Squaresville, TX.
I still like all the Hanrahan albums, with the proviso that I ignore most of the lyrics. But the music... !
Searching the web for accurate lyrics, I discovered that Jeremy Shatan has also gone deep on the first Conjure LP: http://www.offyourradar.com/issues/152-conjure/
Yeah I saw that one
I’d already been listening to the first Kip Hanrahan albums for a year or so when “Music For The Texts Of Ishmael Reed” came out. When I played it for a couple of close friends it really clicked with them in a way the Hanrahan albums hadn’t. I think it was a combination of the lyrics/texts and overall more funky/bluesy feel. I remember one boozy listening session where we kept playing “Dualism (1)” over and over and singing along.
The Kip Hanrahan and Conjure albums are still some of my all time favorite albums. But even more so I thank Kip for all the great musicians I first heard via American Clave.
After writing this, the song that's stuck in my head is "Skydiving"
I somehow missed BAD MOUTH but I've got the other two! Thanks for the reminder, I've pulled them out for a listen this weekend!
Bad Mouth is GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD